Synonyms of beak

beak

noun

ˈbēk 

1

as in mouth

the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering

the bird cracked the walnut shell with its beak and ate its nut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouth
• mandible
• muzzle
• bill
• maw
• nib
• neb
• maxilla

2

as in nose

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity

the man's prominent beak gives him a somewhat aquiline appearance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nose
• snout
• proboscis
• nozzle
• honker
• conk
• schnozzle
• smeller
• schnoz
• neb
• snoot
• pug
• pugnose

3

as in judge

chiefly British a public official having authority to decide questions of law

received a stiff sentence from one of the harshest beaks in all of London

Synonyms & Similar Words

• judge
• court
• bench
• magistrate
• jurist
• chief justice
• circuit judge
• justice
• adjudicator
• squire
• justice of the peace
• auditor
• master
• jurisconsult
• jurisprudent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beak

Outside, a gull tottered to the window and tapped its beak against the glass. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

For instance, Puerto Rican anole lizards have developed longer limbs and larger toe pads for city life, and house finches show adapted beaks. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Vittore and Strmic take about half as much time, Ruddell even less, putting his leather beak mask on at the very last minute. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026

Behind the judge’s chair hung a massive crest of an eagle with wings spread, its fierce beak turned stage right. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026